More dining chairs and an Ikea hack

June 6, 2015

I’m on a roll with dining chairs. Two more for a friend. These are a standard dining chair, for which I don’t have any before photos but that’s because the deal was my friend was to strip them back. Result!

So all that left for me was the pleasant part of upholstering. Well, if I’m honest not even that, this was just a recover. And with some Ikea curtains. A nice teal velvet. Not super plush but just fine for these chairs. And great value, I have lots of fabric left for which I have plans, although not the chair.

I love upholstery and all that goes with it; chairs, fabric and a little bit of construction. But the most important thing is the transformation; piece of junk to something lovely.

But the transformation isn't all plain sailing, this blog charts the process. Great for upholstery obsessives, less so for others. But lots of before and after pictures.

A lot of my work is for sale and I take on commissions. But if you just share my interest, have a question about upholstery (I might be able to help) or actually want to buy something, do get in touch.